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Well, I have to admit that if bin Laden conveniently turns up in, say, October, I would be suspicious. But that was before I read this article -- and clearly this article should be taken with a grain of salt.
I read an article, and I wish I could remember where, that said that Bush's approval ratings have steadily dropped month after month throughout his term -- with three exceptions, each of which cause a temporary major spike in the approval ratings. Those three events were, obviously, 9/11, declaration of war on Iraq, and finding Saddam. The article surmises that unless something major changes (the most obvious possibility is finding bin Laden), Bush's approval ratings will continue to slip and he will probably not be re-elected in the fall.
However, as the article points out, if bin Laden is found "too early" -- let's say in April -- Bush's approval ratings will still slip by the time the election rolls around. So it would be in the Bush admin's best interests to find bin Laden in, say, October, in time to send his approval ratings soaring for the election with no time to
The article didn't suggest that bin Laden had already been found or anything resembling a conspiracy theory, and it doesn't discuss the fact that approval ratings don't necessarily have that much to do with whether or not he'll get re-elected -- but I imagine that if bin Laden IS found close to election there will be a lot of suspicious people out there.
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